ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES

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1 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES (EXCERPTS FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) Section ) Accessory Structures: Purpose This section authorizes accessory uses and structures that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses. The intent of this section is to allow accessory uses while not creating adverse impacts on surrounding lands. Examples of accessory uses and structures include accessory dwelling units, detached garages, detached sheds, gazebos, swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, and courts for tennis and other recreational sports General Provisions (A) Fencing and walls will not be subject to the requirements of this section. Standards for fencing and walls are established in Section 3.3.1, Fencing and Walls. (B) An accessory use structure will be incidental to the principal use of the site, and shall not negatively alter the character of the principal use. (C) Small accessory structures such as arbors, benches, doghouses, play sets, garden decorations, pergolas, and firewood cribs are exempt from the provisions of this section, but cannot be located in public rights-of-way. (D) Accessory structures will only be constructed concurrent with or after the construction of the principal building on the same site. (E) Accessory structures located on lots with stream or river frontage may be located between the public road and the principal structure, provided it is clearly demonstrated that physical conditions require such a location. (F) Uses and structures that are accessory to a conditional use permit for a principal use shall be permitted in accordance with this section, without requiring a conditional use permit amendment, unless specifically required as a condition of the conditional use permit approval. (G) An accessory structure in residential districts that is detached from the principal building will comply with the following standards, unless otherwise stated in this section and the use-specific standards of Section , Standards for Specific Accessory Uses and Structures. (1) Setbacks (a) (b) (c) An acessory structure will not be located within a front yard. An accessory structure will maintain a front yard setback of at least 20 feet and side and rear setbacks of at least five feet, except that an existing non-conforming detached residential garage may be replaced or expanded to a distance of at least three feet to the interior side or rear yard property line. On corner lots, accessory structures will maintain at least a ten foot setback from the property line along the street An accessory structure shall maintain at least a five foot separation from other accessory structures and the principal building. (2) Size and Height Limits (a) With the exception of sheds and detached garages, the maximum height of a detached accessory structure will be ten feet. (b) Detached sheds on residential properties shall not be larger than 140 square feet, and cannot exceed nine feet in height at the peak. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES Page 1 of 4

2 (c) (d) No detached garage used or intended for the storage of vehicles on a residential property shall exceed 864 square feet nor shall any access door or other opening exceed the height of 12 feet. Detached garages will not exceed 18 feet in height, or 24 feet in height if the structure includes an accessory dwelling unit. (3) Maximum Number and Building Area Ratio (a) (b) Up to three accessory structures may be permitted on a single lot, but only one of those detached structures may be a garage. For the purposes of this subsection, accessory structures shall only include detached garages, sheds, accessory dwelling units, swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, and courts for tennis or other recreational sports. Detached garages are included in the building area ratio requirements in the LDC, Table (H) An accessory structure in non-residential districts that is detached from the principal building will comply with the following standards, unless otherwise stated in this section and the use-specific standards of Section , Standards for Specific Accessory Uses and Structures: (1) Setbacks One half of the required setback for the principal building, but in no instance less than ten feet except for properties zoned C1-B. (2) Height limits The maximum height shall be 20 feet. (3) Maximum size The maximum size shall be no greater than 50 percent of the building area of the principal building. (4) Building area ratio The building area of non-residential accessory structures shall be limited by the building area ratio as applicable in the zoning district. (EXCERPTS FROM LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) Section ) (D) (E) Keeping of Chickens (1) Property owners are permitted to raise and keep chickens on all properties of five acres or more in size without complying with the requirements of this section. (2) For properties that are less than five acres, the keeping of six adult chickens is permitted provided that: (a) The principal use of the lot is as a dwelling; (b) No person shall keep any rooster; (c) The chickens shall be provided with a covered enclosure and must be kept in the covered enclosure or a fenced enclosure at all times, that may include chicken wire fencing with a minimum height of 18 inches; and (d) No enclosure shall be located closer than 25 feet to any residential structure on an adjacent lot. Outdoor Wood Fire Boilers or Furnaces (1) Zoning Certificate Required A zoning certificate shall be required prior to the installment or erection of an outdoor wood boiler or furnace. (2) Development Standards ACCESSORY STRUCTURES Page 2 of 4

3 (a) Outdoor wood boilers or furnaces shall only be permitted as an accessory use on lots with a minimum lot area of five acres. (b) Outdoor wood furnaces shall be set back: (i) A minimum of 200 feet from all lot lines; (ii) A minimum of 300 feet from the boundaries of all recorded subdivisions with lots less than five acres in size; and (iii) A minimum of 500 feet from all residential dwellings not located on the property where the outdoor wood furnace will be situated. (c) The boiler or furnace shall have a permanent chimney that extends at least 15 feet above the ground surface. (d) Only boilers or furnaces certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Phase 2 qualified models are allowed. (3) Permitted and Prohibited Fuels (a) Fuel burned in any new or existing outdoor wood furnace shall be only natural untreated wood, wood pellets, corn products, biomass pellets, or other listed fuels specifically permitted by the manufacturer s instructions such as fuel oil, natural gas, or propane backup. (b) The following fuels are strictly prohibited in new or existing outdoor wood furnaces: (i) Grass clippings and other landscaping or vegetative refuse; (ii) Wood that has been painted, varnished or coated with similar material and/or has been pressure-treated with preservatives and contains resins or glues as in plywood or other composite wood products. (iii) Rubbish or garbage, including but not limited to food wastes, food packaging, or food wraps. (iv) Any plastic materials, including but not limited to nylon, PVC, ABS, polystyrene or urethane foam, and synthetic fabrics, plastic films and plastic containers. (v) Rubber, including tires or other synthetic rubber-like products. (vi) Any other items not specifically allowed by the manufacturer or this section. (F) (G) Porches Screened porches or other porch types that are enclosed by walls and a roof shall be considered a part of the principal structure and may not encroach into the setback and build to requirements (See Section 3.1.5(F), Allowed Encroachments into Setbacks and Build-to Lines). Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas (1) No swimming pool, hot tub, or spa shall be constructed, altered, or renovated without first obtaining a zoning certificate (See Section 5.4.4, Type 1 Review Procedure (City Planner Decision without Development Review Committee Review). (2) Swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas shall be constructed so as to avoid hazard or injury to any person. While under construction, the swimming pool area shall be fenced with security barriers. (3) No portion of a swimming pool, hot tub, spa, related deck, or related appurtenance shall be located beyond the front building setback line nor within ACCESSORY STRUCTURES Page 3 of 4

4 any public or private utility and/or drainage easement or ingress or egress easement, and they shall also meet the following minimum setbacks: (a) Interior side or rear property line: five feet. (b) Corner side property line: 15 feet. (4) All private swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas shall be surrounded at all times by a barrier that is designed to be insurmountable and impenetrable by young children. The city hereby adopts, by reference, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission s guidelines for safety barriers for swimming pools to apply to all permanent or temporary swimming pools and hot tubs and spas (I) Solar Energy Systems (1) Solar energy systems that are attached to a roof but that do not project more than three feet from the roof surface shall be permitted without a zoning certificate. (2) Solar energy systems located that project more than three feet from a roof and are visible from the public right-of-way may be permitted if approved as a conditional use permit (See Section 5.5.9, Conditional Use Permit). (3) Stand-alone solar energy systems shall only be permitted in the rear yard. (J) Tennis and Other Recreational Courts Noncommercial outdoor tennis courts and courts for other sports, including basketball and racquetball, accessory to a residential use, shall comply with the following requirements: (1) No court shall be located within a required setback, or within five feet of a lot line; (2) Court fencing shall comply with Section 3.3.1, Fencing and Walls; and (3) Court lighting shall require a zoning certificate approval, and shall not exceed a maximum height of 20 feet, measured from the court surface. The lighting shall be directed downward and shall only illuminate the court. (K) (L) Wind Energy Turbines (WET) Wind energy turbines shall be permitted and subject to applicable regulations as provided for in the LDC. Workshop The workshop footprint for an accessory structure intended as a workshop or studio for artwork, crafts, light hand manufacturing, or hobbies, shall not occupy an area larger than 25 percent of the building footprint of the principal residence; except where a workshop is combined with a detached garage. In that circumstance, a workshop is included in the maximum square footage of 864 square feet for a detached garage. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES Page 4 of 4

5 SAFETY BARRIER GUIDELINES FOR HOME POOLS U.S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Washington, DC Pub. No. 362

6 Swimming pools should always be happy places. Unfortunately, each year thousands of American families confront swimming pool tragedies drownings and near-drownings of young children. These tragedies are preventable. This U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) handbook offers guidelines for pool barriers that can help prevent most submersion incidents involving young children. This handbook is designed for use by owners, purchasers, and builders of residential pools, spas, and hot tubs. The swimming pool barrier guidelines are not a CPSC standard and are not mandatory requirements. Therefore, the Commission does not endorse these guidelines as the sole method to minimize pool drownings of young children. The Commission believes, however, that the safety features recommended in this handbook will help make pools safer. Publication of this handbook is expected to promote pool safety awareness among owners, purchasers and builders of swimming pools. Some localities have incorporated the guidelines in this handbook into their building codes. Check with your local authorities to see whether these guidelines are included in your area s building code or in other regulations.

7 Why the Swimming Pool Guidelines Were Developed Each year, hundreds of young children die and thousands come close to death due to submersion in residential swimming pools. CPSC has estimated that each year about 300 children under 5 years old drown in swimming pools. The Commission estimates hospital emergency room treatment is required for more than 2,000 children under 5 years of age who were submerged in residential pools. CPSC did an extensive study of swimming pool accidents, both fatal drownings and near-fatal submersions, in California, Arizona and Florida, states in which home swimming pools are very popular and in use during much of the year. The findings from that study led Commission staff to develop the guidelines in this handbook. In California, Arizona and Florida, drowning was the leading cause of accidental death in and around the home for children under the age of 5 years. 75 percent of the children involved in swimming pool submersion or drowning accidents were between 1 and 3 years old. Boys between 1 and 3 years old were the most likely victims of fatal drownings and near-fatal submersions in residential swimming pools. Most of the victims were being supervised by one or both parents when the swimming pool accident occurred. Nearly half of the child victims were last seen in the house before the pool accident occurred. In addition, 23 percent of the accident victims were last seen on the porch or patio, or in the yard. This means that fully 69 percent of the children who became victims in swimming pool accidents were not expected to be in or at the pool, but were found drowned or submerged in the water. 65 percent of the accidents occurred in a pool owned by the victim s immediate family, and 33 percent of the accidents occurred in pools owned by relatives or friends. Fewer than 2 percent of the pool accidents were a result of children trespassing on property where they didn t live or belong. 77 percent of the swimming pool accident victims had been missing for five minutes or less when they were found in the pool drowned or submerged. The speed with which swimming pool drownings and submersions can occur is a special concern: by the time a child s absence is noted, the child may have drowned. Anyone who has cared for a toddler knows how fast young children can move. Toddlers are inquisitive and impulsive and lack a realistic sense of danger. These behaviors, coupled with a child s ability to move quickly and unpredictably make swimming pools particularly hazardous for households with young children. Swimming pool drownings of young children have another particularly insidious feature: these are silent deaths. It is unlikely that splashing or screaming will occur to alert a parent or caregiver that a child is in trouble. CPSC staff have reviewed a great deal of data on drownings and child behavior, as well as information on pool and pool barrier construction. The staff concluded that the best way to reduce child drownings in residential pools was for pool owners to construct and maintain barriers that would prevent young children from gaining access to pools. However, there are no substitutes for diligent supervision. 1

8 The Swimming Pool Barrier Guidelines How to Prevent a Child from Getting OVER a Pool Barrier This section explains the CPSC swimming pool barrier guidelines with illustrated descriptions of pool barriers. Definitions of terms used in the guidelines are provided on page 6. The definition of pool includes spas and hot tubs; the swimming pool barrier guidelines therefore apply to these structures as well as to conventional swimming pools. A successful pool barrier prevents a child from getting OVER, UNDER, or THROUGH and keeps the child from gaining access to the pool except when supervising adults are present. Ayoung child can get over a pool barrier if the barrier is too low or if the barrier has handholds or footholds for a child to use when climbing. The guidelines recommend that the top of a pool barrier be at least 48 inches above grade, measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Guidelines recommend eliminating handholds and footholds and minimizing the size of openings in a barrier s construction. For a Solid Barrier: No indentations or protrusions should be present, other than normal construction tolerances and masonry joints. For a Barrier (Fence) Made Up of Horizontal and Vertical Members: If the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is less than 45 inches, the horizontal members should be on the swimming pool side of the fence. The spacing of the vertical members should not exceed 1-3/4 inches. This size is based on the foot width of a young child and is intended to reduce the potential for a child to gain a foothold. If there are any decorative cutouts in the fence, the space within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches. 2

9 If the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is more than 45 inches, the horizontal members can be on the side of the fence facing away from the pool. The spacing between vertical members should not exceed 4 inches. This size is based on the head breadth and chest depth of a young child and is intended to prevent a child from passing through an opening. Again, if there are any decorative cutouts in the fence, the space within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches. For a Chain Link Fence: The mesh size should not exceed 1-1/4 inches square unless slats, fastened at the top or bottom of the fence, are used to reduce mesh openings to no more than 1-3/4 inches. 13/4 11/4 For Aboveground Pools: Aboveground pools should have barriers. The pool structure itself serves as a barrier or a barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure. Then, there are two possible ways to prevent young children from climbing up into an aboveground pool. The steps or ladder can be designed to be secured, locked or removed to prevent access, or the steps or ladder can be surrounded by a barrier such as those described above. For a Fence Made Up of Diagonal Members (Latticework): The maximum opening in the lattice should not exceed 1-3/4 inches. 13/4 3

10 How to Prevent a Child from Getting UNDER a Pool Barrier How to Prevent a Child from Getting THROUGH a Pool Barrier For any pool barrier, the maximum clearance at the bottom of the barrier should not exceed 4 inches above grade, when the measurement is done on the side of the barrier facing away from the pool. Aboveground Pool with Barrier on Top of Pool: If an aboveground pool has a barrier on the top of the pool, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool and the bottom of the barrier should not exceed 4 inches. Preventing a child from getting through a pool barrier can be done by restricting the sizes of openings in a barrier and by using self-closing and self-latching gates. To prevent a young child from getting through a fence or other barrier, all openings should be small enough so that a 4-inch diameter sphere cannot pass through. This size is based on the head breadth and chest depth of a young child. Gates: There are two kinds of gates which might be found on a residential property. Both can play a part in the design of a swimming pool barrier. Pedestrian Gates: These are the gates people walk through. Swimming pool barriers should be equipped with a gate or gates which restrict access to the pool. A locking device should be included in the gate design. Gates should open out from the pool and should be selfclosing and self-latching. If a gate is properly designed, even if the gate is not completely latched, a young child pushing on the gate in order to enter the pool area will at least close the gate and may actually engage the latch. When the release mechanism of the self-latching device is less than 54 inches from the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism for the gate should be at least 3 inches below the top of the gate on the side facing the pool. Placing the release mechanism at this height prevents a young child from reaching over the top of a gate and releasing the latch. Also, the gate and barrier should have no opening greater than 1/2 inch within 18 inches of the latch release mechanism. This prevents a young child from reaching through the gate and releasing the latch. All Other Gates (Vehicle Entrances, Etc.): Other gates should be equipped with self-latching devices. The self-latching devices should be installed as described for pedestrian gates. 4

11 When the House Wall Forms Part of the Pool Barrier: In many homes, doors open directly onto the pool area or onto a patio which leads to the pool. In such cases, the wall of the house is an important part of the pool barrier, and passage through any doors in the house wall should be controlled by security measures. The importance of controlling a young child s movement from house to pool is demonstrated by the statistics obtained during CPSC s study of pool incidents in California, Arizona and Florida: almost half (46 percent) of the children who became victims of pool accidents were last seen in the house just before they were found in the pool. All doors which give access to a swimming pool should be equipped with an audible alarm which sounds when the door and/or screen are opened. The alarm should sound for 30 seconds or more within 7 seconds after the door is opened. Alarms should meet the requirements of UL 2017 General-Purpose Signaling Devices and Systems, Section 77. The alarm should be loud: at least 85 dba (decibels) when measured 10 feet away from the alarm mechanism. The alarm sound should be distinct from other sounds in the house, such as the telephone, doorbell and smoke alarm. The alarm should have an automatic reset feature. Because adults will want to pass through house doors in the pool barrier without setting off the alarm, the alarm should have a switch that allows adults to temporarily deactivate the alarm for up to 15 seconds. The deactivation switch could be a touchpad (keypad) or a manual switch, and should be located at least 54 inches above the threshold of the door covered by the alarm. This height was selected based on the reaching ability of young children. Power safety covers can be installed on pools to serve as security barriers. Power safety covers should conform to the specifications in ASTM F This standard specifies safety performance requirements for pool covers to protect young children from drowning. If you wish further information on this standard, contact ASTM, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. (formerly the American Society for Testing & Materials), directly. Self-closing doors with self-latching devices could also be used to safeguard doors which give ready access to a swimming pool. Indoor Pools: When a pool is located completely within a house, the walls that surround the pool should be equipped to serve as pool safety barriers. Measures recommended above where a house wall serves as part of a safety barrier also apply for all the walls surrounding an indoor pool. 5

12 Barriers for Residential Swimming Pool, Spas, and Hot Tubs The preceding explanations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission s pool barrier guidelines were provided in order to make it easier for pool owners, purchasers, builders, technicians and others to understand and apply the guidelines themselves. Detailed guidelines follow. Reading the following guidelines in conjunction with the diagrams previously provided may be especially helpful. For further information, consult your local building department or code authority. Application The guidelines presented in this document are intended to provide a means of protection against potential drownings and neardrownings to children under 5 years of age by restricting access to residential swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs. Definitions Aboveground/onground pool. See definition of swimming pool. Barrier. A fence, a wall, a building wall or a combination thereof which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool. Hot tub. See definition of swimming pool. Inground pool. See definition of swimming pool. Residential. That which is situated on the premises of a detached one- or two-family dwelling or a one-family townhouse not more than three stories in height. Spa, nonportable. See definition of swimming pool. Spa, portable. A non-permanent structure intended for recreational bathing, in which all controls, water- heating, and water-circulating equipment are an integral part of the product and which is cordconnected (not permanently electrically wired). Swimming pool. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches deep. This includes inground, aboveground, and onground swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas. Swimming pool, indoor. A swimming pool which is totally contained within a structure and surrounded on all four sides by walls of said structure. Swimming pool, outdoor. Any swimming pool which is not an indoor pool. Guidelines Section I. Outdoor Swimming Pool An outdoor swimming pool, including an inground, aboveground, or onground pool, hot tub, or spa, should be provided with a barrier which complies with the following: 1. The top of the barrier should be at least 48 inches above grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier should be 4 inches measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is above grade, such as an aboveground pool, the barrier may be at ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier should be 4 inches. 2. Openings in the barrier should not allow passage of a 4-inch diameter sphere. 3. Solid barriers, which do not have openings, such as a masonry or stone wall, should not contain indentations or protrusions except for normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints. 6

13 4. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is less than 45 inches, the horizontal members should be located on the swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts, spacing within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width. 5. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is 45 inches or more, spacing between vertical members should not exceed 4 inches. Where there are decorative cutouts, spacing within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width. 6. Maximum mesh size for chain link fences should not exceed 1-3/4 inch square unless the fence is provided with slats fastened at the top or the bottom which reduce the openings to no more than 1-3/4 inches. 7. Where the barrier is composed of diagonal members, such as a lattice fence, the maximum opening formed by the diagonal members should be no more than 1-3/4 inches. 8. Access gates to the pool should comply with Section I, Paragraphs 1 through 7, and should be equipped to accommodate a locking device. Pedestrian access gates should open outward, away from the pool, and should be self-closing and have a selflatching device. Gates other than pedestrian access gates should have a self-latching device. Where the release mechanism of the self-latching device is located less than 54 inches from the bottom of the gate, (a) the release mechanism should be located on the pool side of the gate at least 3 inches below the top of the gate and (b) the gate and barrier should have no opening greater than 1/2 inch within 18 inches of the release mechanism. 9. Where a wall of a dwelling serves as part of the barrier, one of the following should apply: (a) All doors with direct access to the pool through that wall should be equipped with an alarm which produces an audible warning when the door and its screen, if present, are opened. The alarm should sound continuously for a minimum of 30 seconds within 7 seconds after the door is opened. Alarms should meet the requirements of UL 2017 General- Purpose Signaling Devices and Systems, Section 77. The alarm should have a minimum sound pressure rating of 85 dba at 10 feet and the sound of the alarm should be distinctive from other household sounds, such as smoke alarms, telephones, and door bells. The alarm should automatically reset under all conditions. The alarm should be equipped with manual means, such as touchpads or switches, to temporarily deactivate the alarm for a single opening of the door from either direction. Such deactivation should last for no more than 15 seconds. The deactivation touchpads or switches should be located at least 54 inches above the threshold of the door. (b) The pool should be equipped with a power safety cover which complies with ASTM F listed below. (c) Other means of protection, such as self-closing doors with self-latching devices, are acceptable so long as the degree of protection afforded is not less than the protection afforded by (a) or (b) described above. 10. Where an aboveground pool structure is used as a barrier or where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, and the means of access is a ladder or steps, then (a) the ladder to the pool or steps should be capable of being secured, locked or removed to prevent access, or (b) the ladder or steps should be surrounded by a barrier which meets Section I, Paragraphs 1 through 9. When the ladder or steps are secured, locked, or removed, any opening created should not allow the passage of a 4-inch diameter sphere. Section II. Indoor Swimming Pool. All walls surrounding an indoor swimming pool should comply with Section I, Paragraph 9. Section III. Barrier Locations. Barriers should be located so as to prohibit permanent structures, equipment or similar objects from being used to climb the barriers. Exemptions A portable spa with a safety cover which complies with ASTM F listed below should be exempt from the guidelines presented in this document. But, swimming pools, hot tubs, and nonportable spas with safety covers should not be exempt from the provisions of this document. ASTM F Standard Performance Specification for Safety Covers and Labeling Requirements for All Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs. 7

14 For further information, write: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, D.C Web site: To report a product hazard or a product-related injury, write to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C , or call the CPSC s toll-free hotline at or visit its website at This document is in the public domain. Therefore it may be reproduced, in part or in whole, without permission by an individual or organization. However, if it is reproduced, the Commission would appreciate knowing how it is used. Write the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of Information and Public Affairs, Washington, D.C A teletypewriter for the hearing and speaking impaired is available on: (000403)

15 To Complete follow numbers. Work Permit Application Permit Type 801 Washington St, Northfield, MN Bldg Plbg Mech Phone: Fax: Address of Project and/or Building Name 1 Building Owner name Address City State Zip Phone Applicant Name Address City State Zip Phone Contractor & License No. Address City State Zip Phone 5 Property Type 6 Classification of Work 7 Building Construction Type 8 Fire Sprinkler (existing) Dwelling (1 or 2 unit) New Building Pool Yes Res. Multi (3 + attached) Alteration/Remodel Addition Demolition No Townhouse Addition Garage Plumbing Commercial Repair Deck Sewer & Water Industrial Porch Furnace/AC Replacement Public Roof Mechanical / HVAC Permit Number (By City) Other Siding Other 9 Description of Work 10 Valuation of Work Material & Labor (State of MN minimum Labor $10.00 per hr.) Note: If commercial addition is over 500 SF Site plan review is required. 11 Year structure was built? Lead paint Asbestos 12 Applicant Signature Date of Application Notice Inspections must be requested a minimum of one business day in advance City use below this line City use below this line City use below this line Approvals Fee Calculation Engineering Date Permit Fee Other Fee Date Does applicant have knowledge of any of the following? I hereby certify that I have examined this application and certify that the information contained therein is correct. If a permit is issued, I agree all work will be completed in conformance with all applicable codes and ordinances of the City of Northfield and the State of Minnesota. Note to applicant and owner. This permit becomes null and void if work is not started within 180 days or if work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days at any time after work has started. The granting of a permit does not presume to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of any federal, state or local law regulating the construction or performance of construction. Planning Date Plan Review Fee Other Fee Building Date State Surcharge SAC & WAC Comments to be added to permit: Total Fee